Fence post and fence-attaching staple therefor



y 2, 1929- B. B. HAUSER 1.719.109

FENCE POST AND FENCE ATTACHING STAPLE THEREFOR Filed Oct. 25, 1927 I Z C/ZQN Inventor Patented July 2, 1929.

OFFICE.

BONNER B. nirvana, or HI L CITY, scorn DAKOTA.

FENCE POST ANI FENCE-ATTACHING STAPLE Application filed October 25, 1927. Serial No. 228,632.

This invention relates to fence posts and fence attaching staples cooperating therewith whereby to provide a simple, practical and positive means for securing a wire fence in position upon the post.

An additional object is to providean article of this character of a strong and durable construction, efficient and reliable in performance, inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the special construction and combination of the various elements comprising the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through a fence post showing the groove formed therein and illustrating the manner in which the fence attaching staple is retained in position in said groove.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view thereof, and,

Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the staples.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the invention comprises a fence post indicated at 5 which may be constructed of concrete, or other plastic composition, metal or any other suitable material embodying construction fea: tures enabling the invention to be practiced in an efficient and reliable manner as more fully hereinafter set forth, said post having a vertically extending groove 6 formed in one edge thereof. The face of the post in which said groove opens provided with horizontally extending corrugations indicated at 7 adapted to form a seat for strands of fence wire 8 which may be disposed at any desired horizontal plane against the face of the post.

The wire 8 is retained in position against the face of the post by means of a staple 9, having one end thereof provided with a transversely extending groove 10 and the opposite end of said staple having an extension 11 formed. thereon arranged at approximate right angles with respect to the shank portions 12 of the staple and adapted to be fitted in said seat.

It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 2 of the drawing that the inner portion of the vertical groove 6 formed in the post is formed of a relatively increased width from the outer portion of the groove whereby to enable the staple upon being inserted in the groove, to have the extension 11 thereof forced into the groove 10 by employing the use of a suitable tool, said tool being also adapta-id to engage the shanks 12 intermediate the ends thereof whereby to force the same tmvard each other as indicated at 13 in Figure 1, which action will operate to retain the ends of the shank 12 in adjacent position with respect to each other so as to prevent the re moval of the extension 11 from the groove 10. 'ilhe bending of the shanks in a manner as indicated at 13 will further operate to draw the wire 8 inwardly against the face of the post and seat the same within one of the in dentations formed by the corrugations 7.

'iecausc of the width in the outer end of the groove 6, the staples will be wedged therein and prevented from removal thercfron'i. The opposite walls of the groove 6 may be provided with vertically extending striae 14 tending to enable the opposite faces of the shanks 12 to frictionally engage the walls of the groove in a manner to prevent the removal of the staple therefrom.

As more clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing, the face of the extension 11 arranged to engage the wall of the groove 6 is flattened as at 15 to provide a greater area therefor for its engagement with the wall of the groove.

Should it be desired to remove the staple from the groove in the post to permit repairs in the fence, the outer portion of the staple may be easily out with a wire cutter provided on the same tool which is used to insert the fastener or any other suitable wire cutter, the strand of fence wire being released and by driving the two sections of the staple slightly inwardly they will then become loose and may be readily removed.

It will be apparent that a fence post constructed in accordance with my invention may be employed for supporting any desired number of strands of wire in position thereon and retain the same securely in position.

It is obvious that the invention is susceptible of various changes and modifications with out departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the accompanying claims, or sacrificing any of its admntages, and I accordingly claim all such forms of the device to which I am entitled.

I claim z- 1. In combination, a fence post having a vertically extending groove formed therein, the inner portion of said groove being of an increased width, corrugations formed at right angles with respect-to said groove on the face of the post at which said groove opens, the recesses formed by said corrugations forming a seat for a strand of fence Wire, a fence engaging staple having its ends arranged invertically extending groove formed in one face thereof, said groove-having its inner portion formed of an increased width, a corrugated face formed on the post ad acent sald groove, said corrugations extendingat approximate right angles with respect to the groove and adapted to have the recesses thereof provide a seat for a strand of fence wire, a wire attaching staple having its ends extending inwardly of the groove, a notch formed on one end thereof, an extension formed on the opposite end of the staple and disposed at right angles with respect to the shanks of the staple, said notch providing a seat for said extension whereby to retain the ends thereof in locked position, said extension having a flattened face and vertically disposed striae formed on the walls of the groove and coacting with the staple whereby to frictionally retain the same in position therein.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

BONNER B. HAUSER. 

